Researchers in Congaree National Park have uncovered how fireflies synchronise their bioluminescent light shows.

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable ...

A new Murdoch University study has found that cold-blooded animals (ectotherms) are unable to adjust physiologically to daily ...

Dogs Know Their People ​Dogs are arguably the most iconic example of animals that can identify individual humans, but their [ ...

The Blaschka Glass Invertebrates Collection was recently moved from Corson-Mudd Hall to the Museum of the Earth. The ...

The Indo-Pacific is the largest marine biogeographical region on Earth and a global center of marine biodiversity.

Picture this: you’re a scientist digging near the Amazon rainforest, and you pull a jawbone out of the ground that looks so ...

A newly identified sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols linked to the oldest-known animal biomarkers, supporting the idea ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

Winter residents arrive in fall and remain through the colder months before departing north to breed. Park visitors may see birds such as ring-billed gulls along the Mississippi River, as well as ...

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of ...

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River ...